Getz/Gilberto
Released March 1964
Recorded March 18–19, 1963
Studio A&R Recording Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz, bossa nova
Length 33:46
Language English, Portuguese
Label Verve
Producer Creed Taylor
Getz/Gilberto is an album by American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto, featuring pianist and composer Antônio Carlos Jobim (Tom Jobim), who also composed many of the tracks. It was released in March 1964 on Verve Records. The album features the vocals of Astrud Gilberto on two tracks, “Garota de Ipanema” (“The Girl from Ipanema”) and “Corcovado”. The artwork was done by artist Olga Albizu. Getz/Gilberto is a jazz and bossa nova album, and includes tracks such as “Desafinado”, “Corcovado”, and “Garota de Ipanema”. The latter received a Grammy Award for Record of the Year, and launched Astrud Gilberto to international stardom. “Doralice” and “Para Machucar Meu Coração” strengthened Gilberto’s and Jobim’s respect for the tradition of pre-bossa nova samba.
Getz/Gilberto is considered the record that popularized bossa nova worldwide, and was one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time. The album was also a commercial success, selling more than 2 million copies in 1964. It was later featured in Rolling Stone’s and Vibe’s lists of best albums of all time. Getz/Gilberto was widely acclaimed by music critics, who praised Gilberto’s vocals and the album’s bossa nova groove and minimalism. Getz/Gilberto received Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group and Best Engineered Recording – Non-Classical; it also became the first non-American album to win one for Album of the Year, in 1965.
The recording sessions commenced on March 18, 1963, at A&R Recording Studios in New York and were completed on the following day. Phil Ramone, who owned A&R Recording Studios, was the album’s sound engineer. Produced by Creed Taylor, the album was released by Verve Records. The rhythm section backing Getz was Jobim on piano, Sebastião Neto (pt) on bass and Milton Banana on drums, (Neto was not credited after being hired by another record label, Audio Fidelity. As a result, the double bassist credited on Getz/Gilberto is Tommy Williams, Getz’ regular bassist. Williams, however, did not perform at the recording sessions.) Interestingly, the rhythm section plays in a binary (2
4) time signature, which is typical for samba although Getz used jazz’s usual quaternary time signature (common time).
Track listing
1. “The Girl from Ipanema” Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel 5:21
2. “Doralice” Antônio Almeida, Dorival Caymmi 2:47
3. “Para Machucar Meu Coração” Ary Barroso 5:07
4. “Desafinado” Jobim, Newton Mendonça 4:09
5. “Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)” Jobim 4:17
6. “Só Danço Samba” Jobim, de Moraes 3:42
7. “O Grande Amor” Jobim, de Moraes 5:27
8. “Vivo Sonhando” Jobim 2:56
Total length: 33:46
1997 CD re-release
Personnel
Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
João Gilberto – guitar, vocals
Antônio Carlos Jobim – piano
Sebastião Neto – double bass
Milton Banana – drums, pandeiro
Astrud Gilberto – vocals on “The Girl from Ipanema”, “Corcovado”, “The Girl from Ipanema” (45 rpm issue) and “Corcovado” (45 rpm issue)”
Reissues incorrectly list Tommy Williams as bassist.
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